El Hadji Diouf was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of violent disorder.

Doncaster Rovers forward Diouf is believed to have suffered a face wound after a fracas at the Circle Bar nightclub in Manchester city centre.

The 31-year-old arrived at 3am, say The Sun, before a melee occurred which has left a friend of QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in a "serious condition" with head and neck injuries, believed to have been inflicted with a broken piece of glass.

Diouf was questioned by police before being bailed while Ferdinand was interviewed under caution but not arrested.

Having arrived in England for £10m in 2002, Diouf has gained a loathsome reputation in British football.

A veteran of six UK clubs, the 31-year-old has been charged for spitting twice - at Celtic fans and Portsmouth defender Arjan de Zeeuw - and has been accused of spitting at West Ham and Middlesbrough fans.

Ex-QPR manager Neil Warnock last year accused the Senegalese of taunting Jamie Mackie last season, when the Rs winger was nursing a broken leg.